A Morning at the Museum: Using Art to Find Meaning and Enhance Teaching (P13)

Abstract

•“See deeply” when examining a piece of art and describe how similar strategies could be used in hospice and palliative care clinical settings.•Gain insight into an aspect of meaning from the participant's clinical work through a work of art.•Describe how to use museum teaching strategies with hospice and palliative care trainees, learners in other disciplines, and practicing clinicians and team members in the participant's home setting. AAHPM is excited to present this unique half-day preconference session at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The workshop will allow attendees to experience “museum teaching” through a collaboration between the museum's educators and palliative medicine faculty who are pioneering the use of museum teaching in hospice and palliative care at institutions across the country. Museum teaching encompasses a variety of strategies in which medical and museum educators take their learners to museums and use art to impart lessons around observation and reflection. This teaching has been studied with many audiences, including medical students, residents and faculty as well as nurses and interprofessional groups. Well-designed trials show a variety of positive outcomes including improved observation skills, empathy and awareness of multiple perspectives. This preconference workshop has two aims. First, attendees will experience museum teaching in order to improve their own observational skills and connect to meaning in their practice. Second, attendees will learn how they can use these methods to run similar sessions for learners and colleagues in their home setting. Only 50 spots are available and registration includes the price of admission, transportation to the museum, a light breakfast and a snack, as well as time to enjoy the art and share this unique experience with colleagues.